Leveraging Soft Skills
Action verb + Task + Result/Impact is the ____ formula, which creates an opportunity for you to highlight your skills.
Resume
This is the first step in the Study Cycle, where you skim upcoming material before class.
Preview
At what day and time are timecards due each week?
5pm Friday
True or false: Active listen is only applicable in an educational setting.
False: Most employers look for active listening skills!
True or false: Close-ended questions should NEVER be used when helping students
False
A concise, professional introduction, typically lasting about 30 to 60 second.
These are a great way to quickly and effectively communicate your professional interests and skills!
Elevator Pitch
In this second stage, you actively listen, take notes, and ask questions.
Attend (class)
You can meet with your teaching team for a maximum of __ minutes each week.
60
The effective process which promotes content knowledge and facilitates independent success, made up of 6 phases: Welcome, Identify, Prioritize, Apply, Confirm and Foster Independence.
The Appreciative Tutoring Cycle
Typically, you should pause for a few moments after asking a question to students. This is known as...
Using "Wait Time"
Name 1 of the 4 parts of an elevator pitch we learned about last POD meeting.
1. Introduce yourself
2. Summarize what you do
3. Explain what you want
4. Finish with a call to action
Within about 24 hours of class, you do this to reinforce learning by reading notes, fill in gaps, and form new questions.
Review
How many POD meetings are there in one semester?
Eight
One of the six phases of the Appreciative Tutoring Cycle, this phase corresponds to greeting and establishing a positive and warm environment.
This questioning strategy involves asking simple questions first, then gradually more complex ones to guide the student’s reasoning.
Scaffolding
This soft skill helps both LAs and employees adjust smoothly when a new lab procedure, classroom activity, tool, or workplace process changes.
Adaptability
This final step involves checking whether your study methods are effective and adjust study strategies accordingly.
Assess
The research-based recommendation that LAs wait at least 15–20 seconds after asking a question is known as this.
Wait-time
Phase 2 of Appreciative Tutoring where you determine the purpose of the session. To determine what specific topics the tutee wants to cover, ask open ended questions like: What brings you to tutoring?
Identify Phase
This type of question probes how students think about their thinking, such as asking, "What questions might the instructor ask on an exam about this?"
Metacognitive Questioning
This soft skill involves speaking respectfully, listening actively, and is essential both when guiding students and during job interviews.
Communication
In POD Meeting #2 we practiced making a visual representation of a concept or process. It can be used to deconstruct complex topics into component topics, skills, and definitions. What is it that we made?
A Mind-Map
The LA skill of sitting in a chair near students and listening to their discussion just like another group member so they’ll get used to your presence without you even saying anything – and then you’ll find an opportunity to engage with them
Eavesdropping
The final phase of the Appreciative Tutoring Cycle encourages the tutor to challenge the student to go beyond minimum expectations and build autonomy.
Phase 6 - Foster Independence
Name the strategy being used: “What do you remember from lecture or your reading about this topic? Can your notes help you answer this question?"
Redirecting